Florida bound friends - We welcome everyone to peruse the list of 15 workshops occurring the weekend before the Maine Mammal Conference.  Titles of the workshops are below, and more details can be found on the conference website (workshops).  As of today, all workshops still have space, and we encourage you to attend. 

• Integrated Conservation Planning for Cetaceans: ICP and this workshop are intended to encourage formation of new partnerships, to increase levels of trust and understanding among conservation practitioners and stakeholders across multiple management contexts, and to expand and enhance the quality of the tools available for science-based conservation action.
• Shiny tools for management tools: Using R and “shiny” to streamline marine mammal conservation: In this workshop we will demonstrate how effective conservation tools can be developed by researchers without formal computer science training using accessible, open source tools (R and RStudio).
• 2^nd Marine Mammal eDNA Workshop: We will bring together early-career and established researchers interested in applying emerging techniques in environmental DNA (eDNA) to marine mammal species.
• Cachalote Consortium 2019- Behavior, ecology and the structure of sperm whale societies – transforming science into stewardship for ocean nomads: The Cachalote Consortium was created in 2005 with the goal of bringing together researchers from multiple disciplines to promote understanding of global patterns of sperm whale biology, ecology and conservation. 
• Experimental science in wild and captive marine mammals: current and future focuses, needs, and collaborations: Panel topics will include conservation technology and innovation, bioacoustics and cognition, research training, the logistics/specifics of working with facilities, etc.
• Individual-based models - predictive models for studying impacts of disturbance on marine mammals: The goals of this interactive workshop are to identify key processes currently used in marine mammal IBMs and those which should be considered in future models, define alternative approaches, and outline best practices for going forward.
• Marine mammal sensory systems: recent advances and emerging technologies: This workshop explores both specific and integrated marine mammal sensory systems with a focus on recent advances in this field of research as well as emerging technologies that can advance our understanding of (multimodal) sensory perception. The workshop will be supported by funding through a Scientific Meeting Grant, with funds to reimburse the workshop fee for a limited number of participants, preference given to students on a first-come-first-served basis.
• Tenth International Sirenian Symposium: The Tenth International Sirenian Symposium will support and promote Sirenian conservation by providing a venue and opportunity for researchers from around the globe to present novel and relevant work.
• Assessment Approaches to Support Bycatch Management for Marine Mammals: The aims of this workshop are to increase the number of marine mammal populations for which abundance and bycatch can be estimated and to help identify which fisheries are most urgently in need of mitigation.
• Exploring Marine Mammal Cognition as a Conservation Tool: This multi-disciplinary workshop explores current applications and future expansions of cognitive approaches to marine mammal conservation.
• Pinniped entanglement prevention and response: sharing best practices to improve safety and success: This workshop is intended to bring together pinniped researchers, managers, and responders interested in reducing global pinniped entanglements and interactions with active fishing gear.
• A Research-Based Approach to Collaboration and Communication for Conservation: This interactive session uses FourSight, a research-based framework that is both universal and instinctive, to explore how people approach communication and problem solving.
• Acoustic citizen science and tourism vessels – best practices and possibilities for the future: The workshop will look at the benefits, barriers, and untapped potential for utilizing platforms of opportunity, and citizen scientists, for gathering and analyzing acoustic marine mammal and environmental data.
• US East Coast Offshore Wind Research Opportunities and Coordination: We propose to gather developers and scientists together to present ongoing and upcoming research, discuss collaborative and funding opportunities, and develop a more coordinated effort that minimizes redundancy, improves regional communication, and makes researchers aware of current and future funding and priority questions identified by agencies and stakeholder processes.
• Win More Battles for Marine Mammals!!! Science Communication for REAL Impact: Our goal is to have participants leave 1) understanding why they must add this skill to their tool belt and 2) understanding the basics for better communication.